Two former Defence Secretaries have urged the government to send British troops to Ukraine after the war end as part of a peacekeeping force.
Conservatives Grant Shapps and Gavin Williamson have said that the UK's army should take part in efforts to maintain any ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia if the three-year conflict comes to an end.It comes ahead of Keir Starmer's expected first visit to Ukraine since taking over as Prime Minister in July.Shapps said: "British troops contributing to a post-war peacekeeping force would undoubtedly be a welcome move, but it barely scratches the surface of what Ukraine truly needs.
Meanwhile the UK also announced sanctions against two Russian oil firms on Friday as the Foreign Secretary pledged to "hit Putin where it hurts" amid the continuing war in Ukraine.Britain and the US are sanctioning Gazprom Neft and PJSC Surgutneftegas, which, according to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office , between them produce more than one million barrels of oil per day.
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